Poetry

"Death, thou shalt die."

apparent contradiction the nonetheless contains a truth

the repetition of initial consonant sounds

irony: what occurs is unexpected or surprising

type of meter Shakespeare uses in his plays; does not rhyme

14-line lyric poem; serious; with meter & rhyme scheme

an absent or inanimate object is addressed directly

a stated comparison of two things

a popular meter used by Shakespeare & Chaucer, which mimics the natural English speech patterns

unrestricted, modern form of poetry that uses neither regular meter nor rhyme

"thy eternal summer"

"rest and sleep, which but thy [Death's] pictures be"

"My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"

irony: a character is unaware of something the reader or audience knows

the juxtaposition of contradictory terms

a general term describing unmet expectations in writing

narrative poem with meter & rhyme scheme, often ABCB, usually about immoral or tragic events

a stated comparison of two things, using "like" or "as"

irony: meaning is the opposite of what is stated

"My love is like to ice, and I to fire

formal lyric poem written to, about, or "on" someone or something

sarcasm

"controlled chaos;" "open secret;" "organized mess;" "alone in a crowd"

long, narrative poem about an idealized hero written in an elevated style

an inanimate object is given a life-like quality

a mournful poem that expresses a loss

What are the two basic genres of poetry?

"my state / Like to the lark at break of day arising / From sullen earth"

"Let me not to the marriage of true minds"